Ideas-Centred Explanations of the Rise of Neoliberalism: A Critique

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-84

  Cahill, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

neoliberalism; policy change; political ideas; political institutions; think tanks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875792237     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361146.2012.761174     Document Type: Article

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